Because Healthy Doesn't Have to be Hard - Formally My Plant Strong Family
![Simple Kale Salad [Oil-Free Option, Kid-Approved]](https://i0.wp.com/www.plantbasedsupermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kale_salad-3-rotated.jpg?resize=433%2C400&ssl=1)
When I make this salad, we rarely have leftovers! It’s hard to believe that a few years ago I was the only person in the house who really enjoyed salad, but now we’ve found many that we enjoy. This one is a simpler, side-dish variation …
My kids devoured this for dinner! I made a soup to go with it, but could have stopped at just the salad. They kept going back for more, which was awesome. They all enjoy cooked broccoli but are usually hesitant about raw broccoli. Raw broccoli …
![Mexican Avocado Pasta [Kid’s Favorite Vegan Pasta!]](https://i0.wp.com/www.plantbasedsupermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8457-e1559856752902.jpg?resize=760%2C400&ssl=1)
If you’ve followed me for a while you know that lunch was my hardest meal to transition to plant-based. I used to buy 10-15 lbs of cheese at Costco every month and we pretty much rotated through quesadillas, grilled cheese, nachos, and mac n cheese …
![10 Minute, You’d Never Believe it’s Vegan, Broccoli/Kale “Cheese” Soup [Instant Pot option]](https://i0.wp.com/www.plantbasedsupermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0342-e1518813070491.jpg?resize=760%2C400&ssl=1)
Truth be told, this soup can be made in 5 minutes if you have broccoli and the optional quinoa already cooked and ready to go. You need a high-power blender to really get it made quickly, but it with a little advance prep it can …
Wrapping up a whirlwind summer, we camped with friends last weekend and had a dutch oven potluck. I’d never really done much dutch oven cooking, but didn’t want to miss out the potluck! We’d recently made vegan lasagna that was a huge hit, and I …
![Cafe Rio Style Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing [Oil-Free, Vegan, WFPB]](https://i0.wp.com/www.plantbasedsupermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1693.jpg?resize=760%2C400&ssl=1)
Oh the rich, delicious Cafe Rio salad dressing! It even made my husband want a salad back before I helped him learn to appreciate salad. I knew I could make a whole-foods, plant-based version of this salad dressing that cut out the buttermilk, oil, mayonnaise …